One of the most haunting scenes in Darren Aronosky’s controversial Bible epic “Noah” is when the Ark, freshly launched from its moorings into the rising floodwaters, rests calmly on the ocean surrounded by screams. The bodies of sinners cleave to rocks as the water rises and the screams are slowly snuffed out by God’s wrath. It’s haunting precisely because it captures the painful realities of God’s relationship with man, that man can deserve a horrific fate for his own decisions that is considered rightly just. It’s a scene that generates empathy for those screaming because the visceral fear is what we would feel if we happened to be on the wrong side of judgment.
It’s a scene that came to mind this past weekend watching Angel Studios’ recent post-apocalyptic film “Homestead,” which offers a harrowing look at a group of Christian survivalists…
